When The Gazette recently invited readers to send in their stories about their own friendly streets, we received more than 100 responses from people in neighbourhoods across Montreal – from île Bizard, Pointe Claire, LaSalle and Lachine to Little Burgundy, Plateau Mont Royal, Park Extension and Rivière des Prairies.

Yoga is not a fad. In fact, Heleen Couvrette lives and breathes it. The Yoga Alliance teacher/trainer has been involved in the yoga community for more than 10 years. And she and her partner, Eric Couture, are the driving force behind the second annual MISTY (Montreal International Symposium on Therapeutic Yoga) conference to be held in October at the Westin Hotel.

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